Author: Andrew Deman

Excalibur #23 “Here Comes the Judge” Writer: Chris Claremont Pencils: Alan Davis Colours: Glynis Oliver Letters: Tom Orzechowski and Kevin Cunningham Editor: Terry Kavanagh Original publication date: June 1990 Here comes the Judge Dredd homage you’ve been waiting for, with Scott Weatherly, editor of the recent anthology Judging Dredd, joining Anna, Mav, and Andrew to talk all…

Excalibur #22 “Shadows Triumphant?” Writer: Chris Claremont Pencils: Chris Wozniak Inks: Al Milgrom Colours: Bran Vancata Editor: Terry Kavanagh  Original publication date: May 1990 Anna, Mav, and Andrew are joined by Dr. Safiyya Hosein, whose research focuses on representations of Muslim and Arab characters in superhero comics, to talk about those very things in Excalibur #22, “Shadows…

Excalibur #21 “Crusader X” Writer: Chris Claremont Pencils: Chris Wozniak Inks: Al Milgrom Colours: Bran Vancata Letters: Tom Orzechowski Editor: Terry Kavanagh Original publication date: April 1990Anna, Mav, and Andrew are joined by Dr. Martin Zeller-Jacques to tackle Excalibur #21, “Crusader X,” which Mav describes as “definitely, technically a comic.” The players and pencils are new, but the plot…

Excalibur #20 “The Eye of the Beholder” Writer: Michael Higgins  Pencils: Ron Lim  Inks: Joe Rubinstein  Colours: Glynis Oliver  Letters: Augustin Mas  Editor: Terry Kavanagh It’s out with the Claremont/Davis, in with the Higgins/Lim with Excalibur #20, “The Eye of the Beholder,” a flashback issue we’re charitably describing as “What If Excalibur was Set in…

Excalibur #19 “Madripoor Knights” Writer: Chris Claremont Pencils: Rick Leonardi Inks: Terry Austin and Al Milgrom Colours: Bran Vancata Letters: Tom Orzechowski and Brad Joyce Editor: Terry Kavanagh Original publication date: February 1990 We’ve pulled the strings of reality to create another epic podcast team-up as Justin and Alicia of The X-Wife Podcast join Anna, Mav, and…

Excalibur #18 “Wild Wild Wheels” Writer: Chris Claremont Pencils: Dennis Jensen Inks: Dan Adkins Colours: Mike Rockwitz and Brad Vancata  Letters: Jade Moede Editing: Terry Kavanagh Original publication date: January 1990    In this episode, manga scholar Dr. Mimi Okabe steers Anna, Mav, and Andrew through the mecha/shōjo/shōnen (?) inspired Excalibur #18, “Wild Wild Wheels!” Featuring cars, cars, and…

Excalibur #17 “From the Crucible – A Captain?” Writer: Chris Clarement  Pencils: Alan Davis  Inks: Paul Neary  Colors: Nelson Yomtov  Letters: Jade Moede  Editor: Terry Kavanagh  Original publication date: December 1989 In this episode, Anna, Mav, and Andrew are joined by Liz Large of ComicsXF to ride a “Warlord”-inspired hangover straight into a never-ending bacchanalian…

Excalibur #16 “Warlord” Writer: Chris Claremont Penciler: Alan Davis Inks: Paul Neary Colours: Glynis Oliver and Mike Rockwitz Letters: Tom Orzechowski Editor: Terry Kavanagh  Original publication date: December 1989 Some people say you shouldn’t go full Nightcrawler. The GGW pod disagrees. Especially Anna, Kurt Wagner’s (Unofficial) PR Manager, who’s hoping he’ll be hiring her in…

Excalibur #15 “Impossible Missions!” Writer: Chris Claremont  Pencils: Alan Davis  Inks: Paul Neary  Colours: Gylnis Oliver Letters: Tom Orzechowski and Michael Heisler  Editing: Terry Kavanagh  Original publication date: November 1989 In this episode, Dazzler stan and all-around X-Men aficionado Dr. Nicholas Miller joins Anna, Mav, and Andrew to talk serious political allegories and equally serious…

“Mojo Mayhem” Writer: Chris Claremont Pencils: Arthur Adams Inks: Terry Austin & Bob Wiacek Colours: Glynis Oliver Letters: Tom Orzechowski and Jade Moede Editor: Terry Kavanagh Original publication date: December 1989 In this episode, we laugh, we cry, we over-intellectualize the self-reflexivity of itty-bitty X-Men on the run from the spineless dictator of a reality…